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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
BOLD MASKED ROBBERS.
They Attempt to Steal Guns OF a Train,
but Are Driven on.


PITTsBURG, Jan. H.-One of the most dar.
ing schemes TO rob train that has been tried
this section of the state for years past was
attempted Friday night near Sheridan sta
ton, on the Panhandle road, not more than
four miles from this city. The second sec
ton of the west-bouni through freight train
No. 81 left the city Panhandle yards shortly
after O'Clock Saturday night. A number
of the cars We're loaded entirely with Win
chester rifles, revolvers, ammunition, and
valises- These cars were consigned to st.
Louis The train had passed Sheridan station.
and was approaching Cork run tunnel, when
Engineer McCabe noticed that the train
was hauling very heavy. He Immediately re-
versed the lever of the locomotive and
stopped the train, thinking that car had
jumped the track. He, Conductor Hood,
and Fireman William Carley left the engine
and started back to find out what was the
trouble. As they walked along the side of
train they were surprised TO see that two OF
the cars that vera loaded with the rifles and
ammunition had been broken open. They
peePed into the darkness, and indistinctly
saw the forms OF five men STOPPING over sew
eral boxes of guns that had been broken
open A riffs protruded over the edge of the
door of one of the cars
The men, it was discovered when lamp
was secured, had their faces concealed by
red handkerchiefs tied around, leaving only
a space for their eyes and moths The train
robbers, as soon as they saw that they were
discovered at their work, jumped out of the
doors of the cars and started to run away.
There was vigorous chase, but the robbers
got away, one of the train hands being
wounded in the leg. No arrests have vet
been made, and there is much specula tion
as to what the robbers wanted with guns.
some people advancing the idea that they
were Anarchists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

structed with that purpose in view, being
made large enough to accommodate both
branches Of the legislature, which the senate
chamber was not; therefore the senate was
invited to meet in joint convention in the
hall of representatives on the 10th.
Among the bills introduced was one giving
the Odd Fellows the privilege of erecting a
statue of Colfax in University park, and
another permitting the Hendricks monument
to be put either in University park, the
military circle or the stats house grounds.
Tine knights of Labor members-or rather
the members v no were elected as Democrats
or Republicans, but are members of the
Knights of Labor-are giving both parties
trouble 1t is now stated that one of them
viii stay out of each joint convention, thus
breaking the quorum, or going into the con-
yention vote for some one other than the
caucus nominee, thus breaking the majority
and preventing an election
The arguments in the Smith Robertson
case were concluded Saturday, and Judge
Ayers reserved his decision until Monday
The argument for Smith was simply that no
valid election could be held until 1883, and
that therefore all votes cast for Robertson
are void
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
PIPING "lLEr TO GOTHAM.
A Line Nearly Finished Direct from tI,,
Oil Regions.

EAsToN, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE connection Of
New York city with the oil region of north
western Pennsylvania by an underground
pipe line, which has been the dream of spec
ntators for years, promises to be accomplished
by April l. The pipes were laid under the
Bangor a. Portland railroad tracks ut Wind
Gap, Northampton county, on Monday, Dec.
10, and were extended to Ackermanville dur
ing last week. The company is also erecting
| ii telegraph line, which is now finished as far
| as Martins creek. II a stream is reached a
wooden trestle is built for the pipe, and if a
mountain, the pipe is run straight up its
sIdes, no matter how steep. The intention is
| 10 pump the oil into n reservoir in the oil re-
gion, and by immense pressure to force it
through the pipes from fifty to 200 miles al
time, as the case may be. Here the oil
empties into another reservoir, where it is
pumped into and forced through another
long section of pipe, until the end of the pipe
line is reached. Five years ago the line was
run to Tamanend as test and the expene
of running to that point was found to be SC
much cheaper than by rail that it was de.
cided to continue it TO New York. The line
will cross the Delaware at Martins creek,
and thence straight through New jersey to
New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
EXPLODED In THE SURF.
A TREMENDOUS BURST AT THE
GOLDEN GATE.

One Hundred Thousand Pounds of Clan,
Powder Goes or in a Wrecked Yes
sei-Great Damage Done to Buildings
Near the Cliff House-A Life-Savine
Crew Blown into the Air,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. i7.-Inform,-
ton has just been received here that the
schooner Parallel which sailed from here last
Friday for Astoria, Ore, with a general
cargo, has been driven ashore near the Point
Lobas signal station, at ths Golden Gate
and an immense quantity of giant powder in
the cargo had exploded. The reports say
thet the Cliff house and several other build
ings were destroyed by the explosion.
The vessel had been beating against adj
verse winds and was carried on the rocks by
strong tide. The captain and crew took to
the boats and being unable to make land
ing in the heavy surf, stood away for the
entrance to the harbor The life saving
men went to assist the schooner, but finding
her abandoned most of them left for their
station about l o'clock Soon afterward a
terrible explosion occurred, caused no doubt
by the beating of the vessel upon the rocks.
powder on board exploded
Everything in the vicinity was wrecked.
The life-saving station was completely de-
molished The side of the Cliff house near
est the vessel was torn to pieces and the
whole building was badly wrecked, despite
its elevated situation ON the bluff The nu-
merous bathing houses and the concert pavil-
ion on the beach were damaged, and their
windows were all broken. The fine conserv-
atory of Adolph Sutro, on the heights, was
ruined. 1t seemed to fall to pieces. Ali the
windows in Mr.. Sutro's house were broken
Three of the life saving crew, who were left
to camp on the beach near the wrecked yes
sci, were blown into the air and severely in.
jured by the conclusion and the fall One of
them, Horace Smith, had nearly every joint
in his limbs dislocated. He suffered greatly,
but it is thought that he will recover The
others, Charles Rogers and John Wilson,
We're less seriously hurt
Capt. Haysleys. of the life-saying station,
says great wave followed the explosion,
rolling up the beach like tidal wave. The
shock of the explosion was like an earth
quake The whole cliff shook The men
who had gone to bed in the station were
thrown violently out upon the floor The
Cliff house will have to be entirely rebuilt
1T was fine and costly structure, but is now
so shattered that it is in danger of falling
over the cliff into the ocean
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
The Crime-Produeing Pool Table,

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 1.-THE Rev.
William E Parson, of the church of the Re
formation lutheran in his sermon Sund ~,
preached from the text: cam My Brothers
Keeper Genesis iv, o, reviewed in very
touching manner the great injury which
has been done the youth of the capital city
by the inauguration of pool tables in liquor
saloons for the use of which no charge is
made; but it is required of players that
drinks shall be bought at the end of each
game. He showed by statistics that 4, 90 of
the arrests made in this city were of young
men not over ~ years of age and that the
pool table was responsible therefor He
also charged the table with being the cause
of the increase of murder and other crimes
backed up and his assertions with the tes:i-
mony of the local police authorities.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

CLEVELAND, Jan. 17-Saturday afternoon
Mrs. K Monseratt, of Akron, wife of the
president of the Cleveland, Akron & Column.
bus road, while examining some goods in a
Euclid avenue dry goods store, was accused
of shoplfting by a foor-walker. On being
taken before the proprietor of the store, q
parcel of wooden stockings was found
seereted in the lady's clothes. A detective
was called in and Mrs Monseratt was ar
rested and taken to the central police sta.
ton, where lamp mat, two pairs of wooden
gloves, two pairs Of kid gloves, a pair Of
stockings and several other articles were
found in her possession. Mrs Monseratt
gave bail for her appearance in the sum OF
$50. She is a fine looking lady and was
richly dressed. Her husband is in New York
at the present time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

CINCINNATI, Jan. IA meeting of work
inginen at Arb ,iter hall, representing about
fifty local trades assemblies, and labor or
CARNATIONS, was called to order at
II O'Clock Sunday morning by Mr. Cav
anaugh, district master workman of the
knights of Labor. The object of the meet
ing was to form a labor party and to mr.
range for holding city convention to NOM
mate ticket for the spring election A. C.
Cosner was elected permanent chairman,
Ernest Weier secretary The resolutions
adopted were practically those of the Henry
George party in New York Preliminary
steps for organization were taken and a
congratulatory message from Henry George
received.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
JEWETT AND MOCK.
Two Indiana Democrats the Republicans
VIII Try to Bounce.

W. DttuOcraLS the hGnubitcana
VIII Try to Bounce.
indianapolis, Jan. 1.-THE sensation
here Saturday was the statement that the
Republicans of the house had formulated
charges against Jewett, of Floyd county.
The charges are said to be bribery Sand cor.
ruption at the election, and the chairman of
the house committee on elections said there
were charges to be presented, but would not
give their nature Jewett is young man,
and is leader Of the house on the Democratic
side, where there was intense Indignation al
the move.
Another Democratic member whom the
committee on elections is investigating is
Mock, of Wells county. 1t is asserted that
he went to Canada during the rebellion and
became subject of Queen Victoria, and
since coming back has not been natural
lied.
A resolution was adopted in the house
without division, the Democrats making nc
opposition, to the effect that the practice OF
the joint convention of the legislature meet
ing in the hall of representatives was an un-
broken one, and the hall had been con-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

NEW YORK, Jan U.-Col. W. r. Glider,
who is travelling toward the north pole by
land route through British America, in
forms The Herald by message from York
Factory, Hudson Bay, under date of Dec.
Is, that he would be detained there until
after Christmas owing to the refusal of the
Indian guides to start on journey before
they had partaken of the. Christmas COM
munion. He expect to reach Repulse bay
and fall in with Esquimaux in the spring.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
Krug Still Under Suspicion,

CHICAGO, Jan. I7-The case of Lawrence
krug, who somehow got rid of three wives
and step-daughter in one year and upon
each of whom he held life insurance, has
grown more interesting for the suspected and
frequently married man A physician testi-
fed before the coroner that he diagnosed
Miss Heidelmeyer's case as lead poisoning,
and there areso many peculiar circumstances
in the case that Krug was locked up Satur-
day and Miss Heidslmeyer's body will be ex.
burned and the organs submitted to chemical
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

TEERE IAuTE, Ind, Jan. 17-At 8 o'clock
Saturday morning the Terre Haute distil-
lery, of which Crawford Fairbanks is presi-
dent, was totally destroyed by fire, entailing
loss of slD0,O00 James Nugent, working
on the second floor, was rendered uncon-
seious by the explosion, and before aid could
reach him he was burned to crisp His
was the only death that occurred In the
building were about III, 600 gallons of high
wines, 10000 gallons of rectifed whisky, a
large amount of malt, and about 10000
bushels of corn, all OF which was DESTROYED,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
Behind on Appropriation Bills.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. l1-Of the four.
teen regular appropriation bills only five
have passed the house, which is far behind
the record OF former short sessions Those
which have been passed by the house are the
sundry civil, army, Indian, military
academy and pensions, while the consular
and diplomatic is on the calendar, and the
river and harbor is unfinished business. The
postoffice and naval appropriation bills are
TO be reported during this week There will
be yet in committse when these two bills are
received the district of Columbia, fortifiea-
tons, deficiency, agricultural and the legis-
Iative executive and iudiciaj
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

POINT PLEASANT, ". Va, Jan. l7.-About
three years ago in the southern part of this
county John Letcher was shot and killed by
Nelse Borden, in quarrel about fence.
Letehers son Abner, then u years old, told
his mother and others that whea he got big
enough he was going to kill Borden. Friday
Boriens dead body was found in elump OF
brush, with bullet hole through his head.
Young Letcher was Friday hunting in the
woods in which Borden's body was for 1d
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Times says DR.
McGlynn has received a peremptory sum-
mons to proceed TO Rome and explain his
land theories The summons came inclosed
in a letter to Archbishop Corrigan, who
sent word to DIR. McGlynn TO call tor it. The
independent clerical declined to call, telling
the archbishop that if he had communica.
ton for him he could send it to him This
was done. DIR. McGiynn will not go to
Rome and it is stated that he will soon be-
come still more prominent as an advocate Of
the Henry George idea, and will be dele
gate to the constitutional convention in the
interests of the labor party
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
Georges Friends Capture an Indignation
Meeting.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Barnard J. Kelly, a
member of the Twenty second assembly dis
trict, Henry George club, called an indi yna-
ton meeting at 1911 Third avenue Saturday
night to denounce Henry George for his at
tacks on the Roman Catholic church. About
thirty men were present. Mr.. Kelly spoke
of his work for the Labor candidate and de
! nounced Mr.. George for wrecking his party
on the rock of religion. He said that 200
George voters in the Twenty second district
had signed pledge not to support that citi-
zen should he come before the people again.
The meeting was inharmonioGs, as about half
the men did not believe in censuring Mr.
George. The late corners, especially, were
ardent for him, and seeing that the meeting
had been captured, the chairman moved an
ad journment which was carried
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

BERLIN. Jan. l7-it is rumored here thai
two British Indian military officers have
been arrested in Moscow on suspicion OF
their being spies. 1t is said they had in their
possession number of military sketches rep
resenting patterns of guns, plans of fortified.
tons, instructions to travel on roads, etc.
and that they explained their presence il
Moscow by saying that the British govern
ment had sent them there to learn the Rus
sian language.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
Heavy Snow in New England.

ST. ALBANs, Vt, Jan. 1.-THE snow
storm which began in this city on Thursday
is the heaviest of the season, the snowfall a,
various points being as follow: St Adams,
Is inches; Burlington, IS inches; Montpelier,
IS inches; West Randolph, 20 inches; Rut-
land, "A inches; Ogdensburg, n. Y, II
inches; st. Johns, Can, Is inches There is
a blockade on the Rome, Watertown &
Ogdensburg road, no trains having been
over the line for two days. In many places
along the Central Vermont line the snow is
three feet deem
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. t7-Governor
S. T. Hughes was inaugurated at II O'Clock
Saturday morning and delivered his inau.
gural address. Among the many spectators
was Jay Gould and party, who arrived Fri
day night
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
Mrs. Grant Contributes to the Monu
ment Fund.

NEW YORK, Jan. II Mrs Grant has
added to the Grant monument fund $751; Sc
in the form of two checks audited by the
treasury department in favor of her late
husband last year. One was for Slad, ar.
rears found to be due Gen. Grant under old
Mexican war extra pay acts. i, The other for
ss62, SO was the balance due the general or
his salary from July I, 1855, to the time OF
his death, July %, 1885 Mrs. Grant feels
that the money is too sacred to be used in
any other way than as an offering toward
the building of the monument in memory Of
her late husband
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 17.-David Hoffman
and James Bell, the two men arrested on
suspicion of having wrecked the Missouri
Pacific passenger train, near Dunbar, Tues
day night, have confessed the Geed, and say
they committed the crime for the purpose Of
robbery. If they are Knights of Labor no.
body knows it, and that charge seems to have
lapsed for want of proof
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

PEORIA, Jan 1.-THE recount of Pe,Tia
county was concluded Saturday Leaving
out all disputed ballots, result is net gain
of six for Wortbington. The recount in
Fulton county also began Saturday, and
Worthington's attorney telegraphed that in
five townships and one precinct of that
county Worthington has gained eight votes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

he restoration to health of our child !
we considersd uncertain. When two
weeks old she caught cold. For g months
was not able to breathe through her nos
trils. Upon useing Ely's Cream Balm her
difficulty is removed; she breathes natural
ly.-Mr. &. Mrs. j. NJ. Smith, Oswego,
N. Y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

The most heavily endowed educational
institutions in the United States are:
Girard college. $10000,000; Columbia,
$5,000,000; john, Hopkins. $4,000, 900;
Harvard. 5000. 900; Princeton. So. $780,
900: Lehigh, 81 500. 900; Cornell, 81. AGO.
0n0
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

WASHINGTON Cry. Jan H-Senor Cana
is in receipt of a cablegram from the Chilian
secretary of state announcing the fact that
cholera has made its appearance in Chill,
where it is raging with great violence in the
district of Aconcagua.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
DEATH OF PROFESSOR oLNEY.
Ann Arbof University Loses Distin-
guished Scholar.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Jan I7.-E iward
Olney, Ii. D., professor of ma thematics in
the University of Michigan, was ,ound dead
in his bed at bis home Sunday morning. He
had been ailing for some years so that be was
partially relieved from his duties, but was
feeling quite well all last week. SATURDAY
he was on the street, but complained of dir
illness, The autopsy showed that death was
due to fatty degeneration of the arteries,
more particularly those leading to the brain,
death resulting from lack of blood circula-
ton. Professor Onley was one of the best
known mathematicians in the country, and
the author of a series of text books in ele-
mentary and higher mathematics. He was
born in Saratoga county, New York in
1897
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

The Jersey Lily has become quite fam.
GUS for her beauty, and she means to keep
it, too, for, hasn't she learned in the
great United States 10 cure colds with
DR.. Bulls cough syrup?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

LONDON, Jan. 7.-Rt Hon. W. H Smith
first lord of the treasury, has caused a circu
lar to be sent to the governments supporters
in parliament urging them to make every
effort to attend the opening of the session
when they will be invited to proceed directly
TO the consideration of questions of great i'm
portance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

Queen Victoria received a large lot of
gingerbread from Germany for Christ
mas present.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

Think naught trifle. though it small
appear" just remember for instance
how you would be dancing around with
toothache, if you hadn't bought bottle
of Salvation oil.-Yes think of that.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 1.-THE steamer
Seminole sailed for New York Saturday
with los tons of pig iron from Birmingham,
Ala. This is the first cargo of pig iron ever
shipped from here and is the beginning of an
important trade movement.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 7.-Fred ].
Stanton, of Cheyenne, Wy. T., has been dis
barred from practice before the interior de-
narfment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17

No carriage-spring is talked about so
praisinoly as the Rice Coil spring.
People go wild over it. Any carriage
builder will furnish it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-17
Provisions of the Interstate Commerce

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 1.-THE inter
state commerce bill as it passed, in brief,
provides for the appointment of a commits
sion of five competent men, not more than
three of whom shall belong to one political
party. Shippers who have grievances against
railroads can make complaint to the
commission, or institute suit in the
federal courts Railroads are prohib-
tied from charging more for short than for
longer distance upon their lines in the same
direction, the shorter being included within
the longer distance. and the circumstances
and conditions being the same; but the COM
mission is authorized upon application of a
railroad, and after investigation of the facts,
to relieve the railroad from the operation of
the general rule in special eases Pooling is
absolutely prohibited. On the question of
publicity of rates, the provisions of the two
bills have been merged 50 as to require each
railroad 10 make public the rates between
points upon its own road, and in addition the
commission is required to secure publicity of
through rates in so far as it may be found
necessary